FYI for all the northwest siders and south west siders a car load of gypsies attempted to home invade an 86 year old man around foster/ canfield (berwyn) on 24 oct 2007 @ 1413 hrs, luckly he called out to his neighbor odpo who was outside and was able to chase off offenders 1 female and approx 4/5 males who fled in a white olds/dodge 9558687 which comes back to the southwest side. Of course 016 has no man power only paper car responded!

Has it really come to this? Man. This job is really not worth it anymore. I see friends in the private sector that make half what I do, but they work days, have every weekend off, every holiday off, and only work 5 days a week. Oh, and don't have liberal pukes following them around filming them at work. And if their bosses are incompetent clout babies, the company goes under. Man, this job used to be fun...

Heard from a reliable source from the FBI that alot of heads from 025 are gonna roll... and has nothing to do with SOS nonsense. From what I hear, atleast apparently it is gonna basically be contained to more than a few Sgts and maybe a Lt., blue shirts will be limited to some time off, but I guess an internal audit found a lot of stripes have been holding slips when their guys are obviously not working (i.e., swiping credit cards 3 hours before checkoff at the local gin mill). This is theft and although the individual officer cannot be held accountable, (he has his Sgts permission and leaves a slip) when the slip is not put in it is an easy implication. The feds obviously arent handling this one but apparently through their investigation have been turning over nuggets to IAD and the States Attorneys office. And for whatever reason, 025 has been the sacrificial lamb. Again, the working folk have nothing to fret. However, if you have stripes and work/worked in 025 in the past 5 years, expect the worst... no word on indicting anyone, but expect quite a few headaches for a while leading up to who knows what... be careful what you say they may already know the answer. This shit is out of control! Just be careful!

Don't know about that, but an Independent Film Crew was reportedly questioned by Merrinett Park Police, filming officers leaving Bourban Street last week. And another source claims someone suspiscious was filming at Lawlers on Archer? Be careful Guys

You know what. Then fuck police forgiveness and police disgression. Normally, If the person or person I stop on a traffic or street stop is honest with me, polite, sorry for what they did, regretful and especially cooperative with information regarding a crime by someone else then I might be ept to look the other, turn the other cheek and let that person go. BUT KNOW, if the news media wants to pick apart the police department and critisize my every move, THEN 0 ZERO FUCKING TOLERANCE TO EVERYBODY. When people realize that we now give NO breaks whatsover and you get ever ticket, get every misd, felony charge on the book, you get your car impounded, dog seized, money seized, etc. They can blame it all on the news media. Normally, I'd say walk in the crosswalk, not in the street, dump the beer, put your dog on a leash, wear your seatbelt, take your high beams off while you drive, step on that blunt filled with cannabis, crack that glass cack pipe and seek help, walk away from the argument before you go to jail, etc etc etc. NOW ITS ZERO TOLERANCE. This will turn around and bite everybody and I mean everybody in the ass.

In a media that questions our right to defend ourselves when confronted with an armed criminal, how long do you think it would take for them to use footage of legit street stops against us. They already know what story they are going to put out (anti police), they are just trying to get some footage to go with it. After your legit street stop they might just approach the subject and get his "unbiased" opinion of what just happened and the legitimacy of the stop (brings to mind ops's tactic of interviewing an individual who resisted and fought with the police and lost (as he should) where he will almost always claim he was beaten without provocation). I am sure he will not fess up to being a gang member, drug dealer, or even that the police had a good reason to stop him. He was just coming home from church or teaching disabled kids at the YMCA and was a victim of the out of control police. They can even go so far as to approach the officer after the fact and ask why they stopped him. Since we are not allowed to talk with the media per general order, a polite "no comment" or no answer at all can be shown on the air to imply the officer is hiding something by not answering thereby creating a "story" even when there isnt one. We know that there are a great number of legit reasons to stop someone. You can bet that this will not be reflected in news. In other words, they dont care if you are doing your job the way you should be. They care about headlines and ratings, even at the expense of public safety (less and less police doing proactive policing= more crime) or your job. Dont forget to enforce those traffic laws when they decide to follow squad cars. The writing on the wall keeps getting bigger and is impossible to ignore anymore.

While filming on public is not against the law, exiting a vehicle pointing objects at officers while they are engaged in lawful duties sounds a little like obstruction to me. Im sure though anything like that would get thrown out of court but we have enough aggravation on this job and really dont need anymore.

Easy solution to this, dont do a dam thing! I will never pull a car over, never stop a bunch of thugs on the street corner, never chase an offender that might still be on scene. I will give them paper and advise them to obtain an order of protection, I will get my BS event numbers but I will never ever do anything beyond that. Im a DOG and proud of it, do you really think the city wants "working police"??????? Give me a break why kill yourself for a dope pinch or a burglary offender when you can sit in the squad all day and read the paper and listen to music???? Its all about the paychecks for me, this is a job nothing more nothing less. It is not a profession to have pride in because there is no pride left. The oath I took is BS, and my new oath is to get paid and do as little as possible. I am on my way and hope you tough cowboys realize the same thing before your fired for doing "POLICE WORK". Long live the lazy, do nothing, DOG Coppers!!!!!!

Thanks Phil Cline and all of the other exempts that care more about quantity than quality, and looking the other way as long as the numbers are good. Your actions and attitudes are the reason that we are in this mess.

Now no more "steet stops", guess the media likes when things get crazy! It sells papers and amkes people "tune in" to the shit they expose! Fuck the docs and doc missions, for one I want to retire and soon while I still can get a pension and not get jammed up for doing my job! No more taffic stops,or street stops they cannot say anything if "you did not see anything"! This job is done it seems the media and politicians at at war with us and we lose!

Is this a rumor like ABC 7 cameraman approaching Dugan’s Patrons? Let me start my own. Finnegan and Seizer are secretly planning a "paint job" on Noopy. Noppy has secret powers and will defeat them without help from the FBI.

Anonymous said... Of topic, all districts are short handed, so quit bitching about the 8th district... Whiny little bitch come work in 004 where we are more short staffed and in a rougher area... give me a break

10/31/2007 04:47:00 AM

YEA MAYBE "ROUGHER" BUT THE WEST END OF 008 PAYS THE FREIGHT AND GETS LITTLE TO NO SERVICE!

FYI for all the northwest siders and south west siders a car load of gypsies attempted to home invade an 86 year old man around foster/ canfield (berwyn) on 24 oct 2007 @ 1413 hrs, luckly he called out to his neighbor odpo who was outside and was able to chase off offenders 1 female and approx 4/5 males who fled in a white olds/dodge 9558687 which comes back to the southwest side. Of course 016 has no man power only paper car responded!

There's a big family of gypsies/con artists that live at either 102 and Kolmar or 102 and Kenneth in Oak Lawn. They go everywhere in the city. I can't remember their name right now, but maybe someone else knows the family name. If you are near a computer at work, look up Theft--Deception offenders from 2006-07 with addresses in Oak Lawn. The family name should pop up very obviously. I'm at home on furlo now. In fact, one of the bigger con artists from the family was one of the fentanyl cases in late 2005-early 2006. Now I remember---the Johns family. Pete Johns. Research everything in the computer on this bunch, addresses, houses, places hit. They hit with regularity in the spring and fall, when lawncutting and/or snowplowing isn't going so well.

I will second the notion about "QUANTITY" over "QUALITY". All that prancing around by the bosses at the DOC meeting about how many guns they got ,etc. How did the officers get them? Before I retired I had a nice little discussion with an exempt, his quote " WE STILL NEED NUMBERS"

What a shame to put all of those young police officers in harms way for some bs numbers game.

So? If someone- not a credentialed journalist- comes up to you while you are doing your duty and they point a camera at you, you arrest them, confiscate and inventory the camera. On the inventory you note that ownership must be proved before release.

I would like to apologize to George M Cohan for posting this along with the ghosts of Jimmy Cagney and Superintendent Conlisk.

Who is the man who will spend or will even lend? Finnigan, that's me! Who is your friend when you find that you need a friend? Finnigan, that's me! For I'm just as proud of my name, you see As an Emperor, Czar or a King could be Who is the man helps a man ev'ry time he can? Finnigan, that's me!

F,I double-N, I, G, A, N spells Finnigan Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me Divil' a man can say a word agin' me F,I double-N, I, G, A, N you see Is a name that a shame never has been connected with Finnigan that's me!

Who is the man never stood for a gadabout? Finnigan, that's me! Who is the man that the town's simply mad about? Finnigan that's me! They ladies and babies are fond of me I'm fond of them, too, in return, you see Who is the gent that's deserving a monument? Finnigan, that's me!

F,I double-N, I, G, A, N spells Finnigan Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me Di-vil' a man can say a word agin' me F,I double-N, I, G, A, N spells Finnigan Is a name that a shame never has been connected with Finnigan, that's me!

This is an open comment to the local media...The reason the Dept.is self destructing is because for years it has been run by complete incompetance.Both the POLICE AND FIRE Depts.have been ran into the ground by people that have no idea what they are doing.Does anyoune remember the Cook County building fire? How many time has Cortez Trotter been moved. EVERYTHING IN THIS CITY IS PHONE CALL...PHONE CALL...PHONE CALL...I only pray that the next Supt.is not a moron like Maher,just to play for the camera.The city needs to wake up,the 60's are over. As the rest of the country's major cities move forward...this city is still ran by aldermen so drunk with their own power and self serving interests that how can we possibly change when the very people who are supposed to regulate us are corrupt to the core.The epitamy of this City and County thumbing their noses at the law and all of us is the Beavers/ Stroger team who was formed by Mayor Daley.Lets not forget the H.D.O. What needs to happen is the Federal G needs to take over this city and completely turn it around.

Of topic, all districts are short handed, so quit bitching about the 8th district... Whiny little bitch come work in 004 where we are more short staffed and in a rougher area... give me a break------------------------------------i've worked in 004 and 008 they are about as equally rough but 008 does get more calls for service and they have a less p.o. per citizen ratio, i've been in 7 districts all ghetto until now and 008 was the busiest, so i think people need to give those people a break. I also suggest moving around and getting alittle bit of experience everywherebefore pontificating on here.be safe

Anonymous said... While filming on public is not against the law, exiting a vehicle pointing objects at officers while they are engaged in lawful duties sounds a little like obstruction to me. Im sure though anything like that would get thrown out of court but we have enough aggravation on this job and really dont need anymore.

10/31/2007 04:46:00 AM

It will get tossed,and its NOT obstructing.Just what we need is some legal genius arresting the media on a BS charge.

TO ALL OF YOU YOUNG, LESS THAN 5 YEARS ON THE JOB COPPERS...READ THIS!!!LAY OFF THE BARS AND THE BOOZE!! THE DEPT. IS ADOPTING A ZERO TOLLERANCE POLICY THAT WILL SOON BE OUT.IF YOU GET JAMMED UP IN A SUBURB...YOU ARE FUCKED!!!ie BOURBON STREET.USE YOUR HEADS.ALSO BE CAREFULL IN 022 ie 111TH ST. Western Ave.ect...ect.GET A CLUE, THE DEPT. AINT GONNA GIVE A FUCK THAT YOU JUST BROUGHT IN 6 GUNS FOR THE PERIOD IN WHATEVER HOOD DISTRICT TACT/GANG TEAM YOUR ON OR T.R.U.LISTEN TO A GUY THAT HAS OVER 10 YEARS,THESE ANIMALS WILL ALWAYS BE KILLING EACH OTHER AND SELLING DRUGS. YOU DO NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.THE DEPT. KNOWS THAT THERE IS NO HOPE FOR 003,004,005,007,010,011,025,008,009.ALL YOU ARE IS A WARM BODY TO MAKE THE POOR PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS THINK THAT YOU ARE OUT THERE DEFENDING THEM FROM THESE THUGS THAT NEVER SEEM TO GO AWAY.AT THE END OF THE TOUR,JUST BE THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE NEIGHBORHOOD (016 AND 022)IS SOMEWHAT NORMAL AND FREE FROM THE MADNESS THAT NOBODY IN THE REST OF THE STATE REALLY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT.

We have a SGT out here thats going to be very lonely.Any of you SC Chics looking for a husband?Seems wife #4 is MIA, and #3 is DOA.However the SGT is of high moral character and has 29 years into the pension; if anyone's interested! Contact PO Morelli....

While filming on public is not against the law, exiting a vehicle pointing objects at officers while they are engaged in lawful duties sounds a little like obstruction to me. Im sure though anything like that would get thrown out of court but we have enough aggravation on this job and really dont need anymore.

10/31/2007 04:46:00 AM

Grow up! You have no expectation of privacy in public. They can film us all. Hell, look what they did to their own, Amy Jacobson.

What watch and what districts have these crack reporters been seen in? Please share with the class. Vehicle descriptions too.

scc I saw two guys what looked like the media videotaping at the border of the 019 district and 020 district on Lawrence avenue. a traffic car had pulled someone over and they were across the street videotaping. I would have looked into the matter but I was off duty.

I wonder if they're reading this blog? If so, I wonder if some genius who posts how he's not going to provide police services to certain communities will end up on TV, even by coincidence...-------------------------------------and if I just answer my jobs in an appropriate manner? what is the problem? there is none, we miss crimes everyday driving down the street because you can't see and hear everything. there are two very thick books with thousands of laws in it that give us probable cause to stop people, and you also have the right to stop someone if it is reasonable to conclude that the person has, will, or is about to committ a crime. ex.p.o. "I'D LIKE TO GIVE A FLASH"SQUAD "GO AHEAD"P.O. "WANTED FROM THIS PERSON WITH A GUN 1 M/B, 16-20Y/O,5'09-6'00,SLIM, WHITE SHIRT, BLACK BAGGY JEANS AND GYM SHOES, LAST SEEN IN THE VICINITY OF 63/DAMEN"

WELL ITS NOT HARD TO GO TO THE VICINITY OF 63/DAMEN AND FIND SOMEONE MATCHING THAT DESCRIPTION AND STOP AND INTERVIEW HIM...EVEN IF HE IS NOW SHIRTLESS AND SWEATY BUT FITS THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION IT STILL IS REASONABLE.THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I SEE HERE IS THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT DOING THEIR JOB. JOURNALISM IS A MATTER OF A JOURNALIST GIVING HIS/OR HER PERSPECTIVE, AS IS PERCEIVING THAT SAME JOURNALISM, SO LET THEM SAY WHAT THEY WANT. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THEM TO SAY "THE AREA WE ARE IN HAS THIS MUCH VIOLENT,PROPERTY,OTHER CRIME" OR TO CONSIDER THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASE REPORTS FLOATING AROUND EACH DISTRICT WITH THOUSANDS OF DESCRIPTIONS THAT THIS PERSON MAY MATCH. BUT THEY WON'T OR THEY WILL AT THE END "WE DO HAVE TO MENTION THAT..." A 6 SECOND BLURB FOLLOWING A TEN MINUTE STORY. BUT INSTEAD THE POLICE MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE FROM CRIME WILL BE SHOWN AS WRONG IGNORING THE LITTLE OLD LADY OR THE SCARED SINGLE MOTHER WHO ALSO MAY HAVE GIVEN US INFORMATION. SO REMEMBER EVERYTHING NOT JUST JOURNALISM IS A MATTER OF PERCEPTION, EVERYTHING.SO LASTLY WHO CARES WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS?WHO THE FUCK ARE THEY AND WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY KNOW? SHOW IT TO A BOSS, HERE BOSS THIS IS WHY I STOPPED THEM, OR HERE THIS IS WHY I PULLED THEM OUT OF THE CAR. DO YOUR JOB, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO, TO STAY SAFE AND AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOUR PROFESSION THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS UNLESS YOU MAKE THEM.SORRY ITS SO LONG BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WE ANSWER TO AND 20/20 AIN'T ONE OF 'EM, AND STOP BEING SO PANICKY.

I heard they were doing an exposé on police bartenders, like Terry McMahon, at TR’s Pub on 111th Street. From what I understand, a film crew was out very late at night (or very early in the morning – depends on how you look at it), and they were filming TR’s. It appears the little red light on the video camera get Ritchie Scott up all night (well that, and a ton of booze) and he jumped right out and put a stop to the documentary. I guess he was heard screaming at the film crew: “Do you know who I am, and how I got promoted – twice!!?? I am a 19th Ward guy, and I know Molloy”…

If I may, prior to becoming the police, I worked in the video/TV business. What I'm reading hear might be the works of some grass root effort-some organization that hates the police. But of course, 20/20 would be interested in buying this "juicey" footage should they get it. Let's all search the internet for sites that might be organizing it, they do it to us. Please post if you find anything.

What about the wagon crew from 012??They got called down to 35th st.and got REAMED by Charley Williams.Over a traffic stop/TVB.Turns out the ticketed driver is an attorney AND a girlfriend of some westside politician.Williams had no interest in hearing the officers side of the story,just called them down to scold,lecture and inform them that a CR# is coming down and most likely a lawsuit.This woman's beef(and William's)has mostly to do with the fact that she and her kids were transported in a squadrol!!Good going Charley.....you pretty much ensured that these two officers(one a PPO,filling in on the wagon),will probably never do a fucking thing again in their careers!!You sir,have vindicated every useless dogass on this job.

If you go to some of these bars and see media people drinking...film them. They all mostly go out after their broadcast and pound em down. Very easy targets. Post the clip on youtube. com with the link on SCC. I bet one station will post a story on someone from another station drinking then driving. Let the bottom feeders start feeding on each other.

Please, re-read your comments before publishing them. Check your spelling. Check your grammar. Make sure your sentence is not a run-on sentence. Some comments are passed over because it is so difficult to read them; others because they simply do not make sense. Because of SSC’s success the comments are being read world wide.

Holding the slips of P.O. s in 025?? Don't forget the early ducks by many of the 3rd watch crews. "Hold me down in the station on reports" as they sneak out the back door......They been doing it for years there.

http://www.leftturn.org/?q=node/394here is one national grass roots effort to capture us doing wrong. A very interesting ending to this article-read all the way through. They want to START having neighborhood accountibility for their own problems instead of calling police for help! God please let this be true. Hey coppers' we must be doing something right!

Here is the secret of doing GOOD POLICE WORK in today’s modern liberal world.

If you are assigned to patrol, write at least 10 PARKERS a day. That’s approximately 200 a period. 1200 in a 6 month period. (Save your ticket books as proof as the Special Order relates!)

By simply doing this stupid task everyday, it should keep the bosses of your backs. Unless an offender “jumps in the back seat” of your car, don’t do ANY pro-active police work. The hell with locking up people unless you have to.

Domestic with the offender on the scene? Give him a signal to run out the back door and put on a song and dance like you are trying to chase him then give the victim her VIN and advise warrants / Order of Protection.

Take your street stop around the corner & into an alley. When the camera crew follows you, have another car give their van "four on the floor".No streetwise P.O. should ever hit the street with his valve core remover.

as long as the city have docs and missions, they will demand activity which in turn is the cause of all of the problems......the city should drop the demands for high activity and let po's just patrol and the headaches and lawsuits will disappear

i do nothing now. .i just love it when 820 third watch asks everyone at checkoff what they did during their tour (activity). when officers say they did nothing-she gets mad or gives you a dirty look. sorry guys, i aint doing shit no more. i will quickly respond to calls in the 10 sector because i live there, a lot of officers live there and the taxpayers live there

1st and 16th said... Easy solution to this, dont do a dam thing! I will never pull a car over, never stop a bunch of thugs on the street corner, never chase an offender that might still be on scene. I will give them paper and advise them to obtain an order of protection, I will get my BS event numbers but I will never ever do anything beyond that. Im a DOG and proud of it, do you really think the city wants "working police"??????? Give me a break why kill yourself for a dope pinch or a burglary offender when you can sit in the squad all day and read the paper and listen to music???? Its all about the paychecks for me, this is a job nothing more nothing less. It is not a profession to have pride in because there is no pride left. The oath I took is BS, and my new oath is to get paid and do as little as possible. I am on my way and hope you tough cowboys realize the same thing before your fired for doing "POLICE WORK". Long live the lazy, do nothing, DOG Coppers!!!!!!

10/31/2007 06:58:00 AM

TO 1st and the 16th....

I really don't care what you do. Do you think that the citizens of Chicago owe you something? This is a job, at least do the part your able to do since your not into cops and robbers anymore. Do you think you sound cool or seasoned. You and many more of us wouldn't make it 8 hours a day in private industry. Do you think someone else cant do your job? Are the citizens picking on us? The media? You just sit and listen to your radio (against the rules and regs) and read your newspaper (also against the rules and regs), we will do the police work that you are incapable of doing. I am a citizen of Chicago and deserve and want the best police service I can get. No I dont beef about the police, but since I work here I DO know what you are doing and NOT DOING. Your the ones wrecking the new people. Your the ones inspiring new people to do nothing and try to get away with more. Finnigan and SOS, nor the bosses created this problem. I dont suggest people rat each other out, but I have never in 27 years experienced many of these problems because I let it be known ahead of time by example how I work!!! Yes I have been the subject of CR's that were unfair and unwarranted. I have had bosses that were jerks and have even been a jerk myself on a bad day. Your not cool, your just sad. We will work around you.Signed: People trying to make it through the day.

FYI for all the northwest siders and south west siders a car load of gypsies attempted to home invade an 86 year old man around foster/ canfield (berwyn) on 24 oct 2007 @ 1413 hrs, luckly he called out to his neighbor odpo who was outside and was able to chase off offenders 1 female and approx 4/5 males who fled in a white olds/dodge 9558687 which comes back to the southwest side. Of course 016 has no man power only paper car responded!

The media is everywhere they have recruited numerous "interns" from local jounalism classes to help out. The deal is if the interns get a good story they will be offered an investiagtive type job! So the pretty blond in the rented car with the camera yep could be looking at you! I stopped a car few years ago plate came back to driver from Naperville, he was following my unmarked got his license, and he had a small camera on his tie along with a small mic on his shirt pocket! Turns out he called GOUDIE and I was called into office to ask why i stopped the guy I ticketed, proper reason given the W.C. in the unit told me "they are watching us good job", thank God he caught me doing nothing to put on the news! BE CAREFUL! THESE LIBERAL PUKES WILL COST YOU YOUR JOBS AT THE MINIMUM JAIL AT THE MAX!! IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PAYDAYS NOW NOTHING ELSE! 27 YEAR VET!

Keep working.find yourself off the job,,when the shit hits the fan,they will need us,and then its too late ...im not doing another thing on this job,ever, So i hope the real police will protect the city..i will always help my brothers and sisters,but i will never help the city..so call daley..and let him know its over,we should not have to pay for the assholes on the job...but we do..Im part of the 662 so i say im sorry,forgive me for trying to do my job...

WORKED IN 007 LAST NIGHT...EVEN THE FGREAT CITIZENS OF ENGLEWOOD WERE ASKING. "WHY AIN'T THE POLICCCEE DOING THEY JOB NO MORE THESE LITTLE MOTHER FUCKING GANGBANGERS RUNNING WILD OUT HERE NOW?" I ALMOST CHOKED ON MY CHEETOS THAT I ACTUALLY HEARD SOMEONE SAY THIS FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. MY RESPONSE WAS "BUCKLE UP GENIUS, CAUSE WE AIN'T LOSING OUR LIVES FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES ANY MORE!" KEEP US FROM DOING WHAT WE DO AND THIS IS WHAT YOU RECIEVE "ENJOY" YOU STUPID FUCKS, LOCK YOUR DOORS BECAUSE WE ARE IN NO HURRY ANYMORE TO SAVE YOU FROM YOUR OWN PEOPLE. IN FACT CALL 20/20 OR ABC, OR JESSE JACKASS THEY WILL SAVE YOU

They're are stalking laws. If a stalker is arrested then his equiptment should be seized. They have to show ownership. We all have to obey every law on the books. No breaks for news, pols. lawyers, docs. NO ONE.

TONIGHT!!! AN ABC I TEAM INVESTIGATION INTO THE CPD SWAT TEAM BY CHUCK GOUDIE. LOOKS LIKE THE BASHING OF CPD WILL CONTINUE. LOOKS LIKE A NEGATIVE STORY...AGAIN. ONE OF THE LINES IN THE INTRO WAS, ABC I TEAM UNCOVERS CPD SWAT. WHAT YOU AND THE CITY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS UNIT. DEFINATLY LOOKS BAD

You guys are a bunch of little girls. Do your job the right way (not necessarily the easy way) and you can't be jammed up. And as for the big investigation into holding time due slips, whoever posted that has been smoking some glass di*k! Theft? Leaving early from work may be a violation of department rules or regulations, but it is not a criminal offense. The worst that can happen is they fire you and sue you in a civil court to get back their wages. Good luck!

They have gotten you all running scared! I expect more from the Chicago Police Department.

This should open the eyes of every police officer in the city that pins on his badge and holsters his weapon; they don’t want us to be the police. The following is a list of actions every police officer should take not to get caught up:

How many times in our careers have we seen some piece of crap hanging out on the corner and from our experience and our gut instinct tells us there is something wrong with this guy. Then we proceed to stop him and find either a gun or dope? NO MORE!! This type of proactive policing is how shootings of CPS students are averted. Now these progressive liberal assholes from the media are going to follow us around and question our technique? Screw them. NO MORE!! Lets see how many more students will end up dead. Every time you get that gut instinct, just drive by!! That gun you could taken off the street will now become most definitely a murder weapon. YOU WANTED NO POLICE. YOU GOT IT!!!

You know what. Then fuck police forgiveness and police disgression. Normally, If the person or person I stop on a traffic or street stop is honest with me, polite, sorry for what they did, regretful and especially cooperative with information regarding a crime by someone else then I might be ept to look the other, turn the other cheek and let that person go. BUT KNOW, if the news media wants to pick apart the police department and critisize my every move, THEN 0 ZERO FUCKING TOLERANCE TO EVERYBODY. When people realize that we now give NO breaks whatsover and you get ever ticket, get every misd, felony charge on the book, you get your car impounded, dog seized, money seized, etc. They can blame it all on the news media. Normally, I'd say walk in the crosswalk, not in the street, dump the beer, put your dog on a leash, wear your seatbelt, take your high beams off while you drive, step on that blunt filled with cannabis, crack that glass cack pipe and seek help, walk away from the argument before you go to jail, etc etc etc. NOW ITS ZERO TOLERANCE. This will turn around and bite everybody and I mean everybody in the ass.

The oath I took is BS, and my new oath is to get paid and do as little as possible. I am on my way and hope you tough cowboys realize the same thing before your fired for doing "POLICE WORK". Long live the lazy, do nothing, DOG Coppers!!!!!!

10/31/2007 06:58:00 AM

I hope when your family calls for help that a officer like you responds (or does not respond) and refuse to offer service. I hope you work 10-99. Hopefully your watch commander keeps you on midnights alone doing nothing. I guess asking you to quit would be too much. One day you will need assistance and no one will show up. Absolutely disgusting.

Its not over till the fat man (Finn) sings, and he's singing his ass off. The FOP has agreed as part of our employment to let the department stick a 12 inch GPS dildo up our asses during work hours and court appearances. Thanks JF and crew.

well the only way they will film me in my cruiser without me wearing my shoes, they would need a zoom lens while i am tucked away between some trees within my doc area ofcourse. i wish all the young whiper snappers would ease up with the hair gel. i almost slid off the seat during my nap. when will we receive are retro check? i need to purchase some wool socks for the winter months. lord knows i have had the same work shoes for the last twenty years. i only wear them for roll call and check off. :-)

Off topic, but worth a read. I found this on gapersblock.com. Which is uaually slanted a little towards the left. Maybe some other news outlets will see this writer's view.Just go to www.gapersblock.comand look in the right hand column for the article labeled "Police Brutality"

I can't believe it, my dreams are coming true! I am going to be the next big celebrity! The next big star! Hollywood is coming to ME! That's it, a little make up beofe work to tone out the face! A little extra hair gel to keep the hair in place! A tighter fitting custom tailored uniform! I know that when the Hollywood big-wigs see me in action, more action than Action Jackson, more punch than Batman and Robin, for excitement than 007 and my smooooooth moves... well, no more little police salary for me, it will be SEVEN FIGURE MOVIE CONTRACTS! I know it is going to happen!

They sell this spray, some people already use it on their license plates for the red light cameras, that blurs the image when filmed. I tried it on my face and Bingo! They can't film you! Wow, it works!

004 is a lot tougher than 008? i have been to both. Both are shit. So to the 004th district copper stop thinking you have it bad. Lots of 004 is industrial and yes a lot is shit. but have you been to 008 lately? its a shithole and if i recall about # 3 or 4 in homicides. Neither are good places to work

"Thanks Phil Cline and all of the other exempts that care more about quantity than quality, and looking the other way as long as the numbers are good. Your actions and attitudes are the reason that we are in this mess.

10/31/2007 07:10:00 AM"LEST WE NOT FORGOT OUR TACT SGT. SUKASSES "WHAT'S DAT BOSS YOU WANT 8 GANG DISORDERLY'S?"GOES BACK TO THE TEAM THE BOSS WANTS 16 HEADS GO GET'EM GANG. THE NEXT MONTH IT 24 & SO ON.("GOT'S TO KEEPS MY SPOT I'LL DO WHATEVR IS NECESSARY") WHO'S TO BLAME NOW, THE SGT. OR THE TEAM MEMBERS WILLING TO DO THEIR BIDDING??

ABC news crews working for 20/20 are currently in the city, following police cars and filming street stops.Since they can't be everywhere, they have provided or made available cameras for use by neighborhood "activists" to film police activity in the neighborhoods

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These could be terrorist setting up an attack, use caution and make an information report an these people.

YOU'RE PART OF THE REASON MORAL IS SO LOW ON THIS DEPTARTMENT. EVEN IF YOU FOLLOW G/O'S TO A TEE, UNDERSTAND PROBABLE CAUSE, AND KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT SEARCH AND SEIZURE AND REASONABLE DOUBT, YOU CAN STILL PUT SOMEONE AWAY. AND IF YOU CANT DO THAT, THERE A BUNCH OF REASONS TO IMPOUND THEIR CARS AND SEIZE THEIR CASH. I COULD CARE LES ABOUT MAKING MONEY FOR THE CITY, BUT I LOVE PISSING OFF A SHITHEAD WHEN I TAKE A CAR FOR WHATEVER. IF YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB LEGIT, WHO CARE'S IF SOMEONE IS FILMING. HELL ITS LIKELY YOUR IN VEIW OF A POD OR SOME LIQUOR STORE CAMERA MOST OF THE TIME.

SO IF YOU WANT TO DO NOTHING, WORK LOCK UP OR THE DESK. LET SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO WORK HAVE YOUR CAR. I'LL BET YOUR THE ONE THAT COMPLAINS AND WHINES ALL TOUR, THEN HAS THE BALLS THE BITCH ABOUT NEVER GETTING ANY RECOGNITION.

You know what, give them the police dept they want let the city burn. Fuck em. Seventeen yrs on the westside rolling, must have been out of my mind. CR#s, lawsuits, IODSs and for what? Citizens that will grab the pack/pistol while you chase the animal... mamma come running out the house "you jumping on my baby". Whens the last time any ghetto rat/fake preacher/or the community ever thanked any working copper for having the heart to step up and stem the tide in the lawless 70% of the shitty. You young coppers take heart fuck the d/cs, honorables, and the rest of the shit dont mean a thing. If you got balls your peers already know it. Former fillmore/sos copper. Be smart do what you have to, nothing more. Edison Pk ranger first time blogger.

"Of topic, all districts are short handed, so quit bitching about the 8th district... Whiny little bitch come work in 004 where we are more short staffed and in a rougher area... give me a break"

004 is desolate. If you're talking about the physical condition of the land where steel mills once dominated the area, then yes, 004 is rougher. The only thing actually worse in 004 is the stench that permeates 90% of that Godforsaken plot of ravaged land. As far as real crime and calls for service go, 004 is only a fraction of the 008th district. That's why the rest of the city ignores 004, we're trying to forget you exist over there in "West Gary."

Does anyone know who the M/2 ,lives in the 5500 Block of sout Austin, drives a black SUV, I think a Caddy Escalade. Plenty of times I've seen him driving like a huge tool( I'm off duty ). Like a shithead, he has to be the first at the light, drives thru red-lights, to pass someone up - drives in opposing lanes of traffic. Crazy speeder, and if you try to get a look at him to see who's driving, he gives you "the look", then speeds off like a bitch. I ran the plate(some time ago), he lives in 5500 block of Austin, italian last name. Oh yea, the most important thing - he has FOP medallion on back, and hat band on rearview mirror. The hat band made me think he was not the police. Only a certain set use that to identify themselves as P.O. and they aint 2's.Back to this nut driver -I looked him up on the Dept listing - not there.A criminal records check showed he was charged with a felony - I think it was "Bribery" or some official offense.

I can't remember the last name or plate #. I have seen him in the hood, but he drives like a tool, so I can't get the plate again. Want to attend the next beat meeting to see if the beat guys can curb his attitude. He's gonna hurt someone real soon.

Reminds me of the time on the westside when we were hunting the killer of a PO. Everytime there would be any kind of radio traffic regarding operations the camera crews raced the police to the site (search, meets etc.). One pretty savy Cpt, (when there were real Captains) arranged with the tact people to broadcast phony meets etc. One of these "sites" was on a narrow street. The media vans pulled behind the first tac car. A squad pulled behind the media vans and can you imagine, the keys for both of the police vehicles got lost. Took about 2 hours for someone to retrieve the spares from the station.

Bravo! Bravo!! You must know that the media reads this site, yet you don't hesitate to compare/describe those citizens you police as garbage and/or vermin. Perhaps you should rethink the whole "public service" career thing. You stupidity is really hurting us. SCC, do you get it?

Start filming the media hacks. Get the dirty scoop on these reporters....I'm sure there's tons of it....hello U tube. We could hire Amy Jacobson as a correspondant-consultant...she has experience in these matters.

The Media is very upset with the fact that we, The Police, have a way, via this site and the Internet, of showing how much full of BS they are. They are now in attack mode against us and use their airwaves to try and knock us down and make themselves feel important. They realize that their monopoly in the media is coming to an end and it upsets them. It makes them feel like they are brave and courageous when they attack the Police knowing that we cannot attack the back. They are ashamed that they do not have the GUTS to attack real criminals because it may put them in harms way so they take the easy way out and go after who who have the GUTS to tackle crime but have something to lose. The media is a bunch of cowards. There are no real investigative reporters left, just a bunch of watanabe cowards.

We have a SGT out here thats going to be very lonely.Any of you SC Chics looking for a husband?Seems wife #4 is MIA, and #3 is DOA.However the SGT is of high moral character and has 29 years into the pension; if anyone's interested! Contact PO Morelli....

10/31/2007 10:04:00 AM

Is this the same Morelli who worked in 025, got caught living outside of the city and became an IAD rat? Heard he went to Bolingbrook trying to stay one step ahead of an indictment. He would of fit right in with the SOS guys.

The Chuck Goudie expose on ABC7 is something the citizens of the City need to see. The powers that bee'z (STARKS/GREEN/BALL) [notice a pattern] find it neccessary to reduce a SWAT team that in fact needs to double in size and provide for Critical incident events. There are police departments that regularly provide up to 5% of their manpower to an Emergency Services Unit, yet CPD is at less than half a percent, yes less than .5% dedicated to readiness for terrorism, HBT call-outs, School violence incidents, or rescuing of downed officers (ala Det Joe Airhart) Many of you guys on this blog could care less for SWAT officers and regularly mock them on this blog; but here's a good example of how the Shitty doesn't give a rats bunghole about your safety or the threat around us. They really believe we are not a target. The brass of course will spin this expose to show that they are on top of things and trust me there will be an announcement for entry to the SWAT team; SOON ! If you apply you might as well take a loan for about 3 grand, cause they'll expect you to provide for your own gear. Another indicator that they don't give a F@#$ for you. Then there's the phone calls in the middle of the night to respond to jobs in your own car, ..etc.etc.etc.etc. And to make things better, the SWAT interview will be held by RISLEY and CHISLEHEADSKY (SP), both of which haven't the slightest F@#$in idea what SWAT does and regularly attach anchors onto the program in an effort to stunt its progress. Is it not important for the SWAT operators to inspect their prospective collegues? ---the ones that they will trust in the fight ?! When it come to matters of SWAT, RISLEY and CHISELHEADSKY (sp) are about as competent as Mermaidman and Barnacle boy !

As a resident of Chicago, which all of us are, I take comfort knowing that you might be the police guarding my home and family. NOT!

Thanks a lot...asshat!! This job isn't that difficult. They give you a car with gas, allow you to carry a gun, and then send you out on the street to stir up trouble. All you have to do is use some common sense when dealing with people. But because shit happens, you're laying down.

I hope that you're the victim of some shit in whatever neighborhood you live in, and that you get the same kind of service you propose to give to us. Asshat!

10 days without a post on how 008 -Capt. John Graeber is the greatest boss on the CPD. What gives????Is he out of the country??? Is his computer broken??? Let's see, his career spans 008 tact -- when it was the slowest district on the southside, merit sgt, merit lt. and merit captain. What's wrong John, are you gun shy? Did you get use to posting comments patting yourself on the back and they went unchallenged. Not anymore. More details to come on his useless career as it is warranted -- when the bullcrap supporting him is posted....

The oath I took is BS, and my new oath is to get paid and do as little as possible. I am on my way and hope you tough cowboys realize the same thing before your fired for doing "POLICE WORK". Long live the lazy, do nothing, DOG Coppers!!!!!!

I have a weapon and many rounds. I protect my own and do not care about others anymore. Screw the ghetto, screw the yuppies, I am sick of being shit on by this city and its inhabitants. I go to work and get a cup of coffee and laugh. I give no more service, cause i just dont care anymore. I wait for the 1st and the 16th of everymonth and smile. F.T.W!!!

Anonymous said... What about the wagon crew from 012??They got called down to 35th st.and got REAMED by Charley Williams.Over a traffic stop/TVB.Turns out the ticketed driver is an attorney AND a girlfriend of some westside politician.Williams had no interest in hearing the officers side of the story,just called them down to scold,lecture and inform them that a CR# is coming down and most likely a lawsuit.This woman's beef(and William's)has mostly to do with the fact that she and her kids were transported in a squadrol!!Good going Charley.....you pretty much ensured that these two officers(one a PPO,filling in on the wagon),will probably never do a fucking thing again in their careers!!You sir,have vindicated every useless dogass on this job.

UPDATE: Apparently the States Attorneys office was in 025 front office earlier today nosing around and asking questions about time keeping procedures. They didnt have a warrant as far as the information I have (which came from an officer who works in the front office) and werent pressing to see anything, but were VERy interested in the policy in which time due is taken off a POs books, and how slips are accounted for, and where old slips are stored etc etc... only reasonable assumption is it is a prelude for things to come. They also were asking if these procedures were practiced city wide and were very concerned as to the time frame in which a Sgt has to turn in a time due request from the previous shift. Id say this should be a warning to all with chevrons. But we shall see. Be careful!

10/31/2007 07:52:00 PM_________________________________Dont forget to add the soft ball who lives on 64th Street who has the Mercedes SUV who thinks he is above the law- add him to the list. Hat band over the rear view mirror, and he is a carpenter or laborer.

Couple of years ago when I was a kool-aid drinking, true believer (turned into a bounty hunter-looking for court time). I'd pull over those who sported Hat Bands over the rear view mirror or FOP medalions. Got 2 stolen star's and a pistol. Would also do the False Personation, and Inventory the Hat Band and FOP medalions. When I called Operations Command I was told that there were hundreds of lost/missing/stolen stars floating around. Always ask for the ID to go with the star.If I ever get to work in 008 I will look for this guy.

Pulled over a few CPD, and all thanked me for asking to see an ID. Suprisingly one even told me it was a G.O. that was a Star and ID are to be carried together.

No self-respecting copper is gonna fly a hat band over his/her rear view mirror.

The oath I took is BS, and my new oath is to get paid and do as little as possible. I am on my way and hope you tough cowboys realize the same thing before your fired for doing "POLICE WORK". Long live the lazy, do nothing, DOG Coppers!!!!!!

10/31/2007 06:58:00 AM

Dear Mr. DOG ASS,

Please do society, the department, the taxpayers and the media a giant favor and resign. You are worthless and you admit it.

SCC, I respect your willingness and your right to print this garbage. However, knowing how many people -- media included -- read this blog, do you really think that repeated posts like this are good for the Chicago police? How can we ever be angry and indignant about everyone hating us when this blog certainly gives them good reason to despise us.

I have no idea why 025 is such a lightning rod for controversy. It's a mystery.

What isn't a mystery is why 025 has the worst group of sergeants in the entire city. The "inner circle" either micro-manage and nitpick, or they do absolutely nothing - except take turns letting each other work a half a shift.

The 3rd watch Aparachiks - "C.H.", "R.S", "W.M." and "G.C." - Apparatchiks are notorious for not backing up their P.O's and for being irritated if, and when, their "expertise" is called for. Hell they barely make an effort to listen to the radio!

"C.H." was supposed to be indicted last year because of some connections to a pawn shop that the feds were investigating. So far he's still around and up to his old tricks. He's the best Officer in the city - just ask him!

There are a few exceptional sgts in 025 - Olive and Al come to mind. You can have the rest!

The FOP has agreed as part of our employment to let the department stick a 12 inch GPS dildo up our asses during work hours and court appearances.

10/31/2007 04:29:00 PM

I say:

Hey pal, keep your queer fantasies to yourself. I know you are looking for any excuse to have a giant dildo stuffed in your pooper. Just don't blame the union for your unusual tendencies. Employers that want to track the whereabouts of their cars/employees don't need a union's permission to do so. Look into it, and get some counseling.

We have a SGT out here thats going to be very lonely.Any of you SC Chics looking for a husband?Seems wife #4 is MIA, and #3 is DOA.However the SGT is of high moral character and has 29 years into the pension; if anyone's interested! Contact PO Morelli....

However, the I-Team has learned that perilously low staffing levels have resulted in the recent cancellation of a SWAT counter-terrorism exercise with security officials at Boeing headquarters in Chicago and the cancellation of regular SWAT team escorts provided to tanker trucks hauling lethal chlorine to the city's water treatment facilities.

SWAT insiders say six new officers were recently assigned to the unit but that none of them has homeland security or critical incident training. And in a few weeks, the department will begin taking applications from current police officers to join the SWAT unit... But complicating matters further is that until the personnel changes can be sorted out, all in-house police SWAT training has been put on hold.

004 is a lot tougher than 008? i have been to both. Both are shit. So to the 004th district copper stop thinking you have it bad. Lots of 004 is industrial and yes a lot is shit. but have you been to 008 lately? its a shithole and if i recall about # 3 or 4 in homicides. Neither are good places to work

So many people in this posting are missing the point. Thats why so many coppers are pissed off. Even if we do everything by the book we get ridiculed, criticized, and second guessed. Just look at Mike Mette. Look what happened in 11 when that copper killed that piece of shit. They were interviewing known gang bangers. What the fuck! And asshole Daley knows this better than anybody else; if everyone told the truth this City would fucking come to an end!!!! Good coppers know the system, and how laws are written in favor of the shit heads. You cannot explain gut instinct on paper. You cant say "he just didnt look right" When you know with all of your experience, street knowledge, and heart, dealing with the daily asshole that your gut tells you man this guy just aint right. Explain that to the liberal pieces of crap!

Blah Blah Blah. You actually think that this job is legit and that the city wants working police. Wow are you living in a dream world. Now squad give me an event# for a level 2 DOC and a community concern, cause Im going to stay down on those jobs for at least 45 minutes! Feels good being a DOG and getting paid, I should have did this since day 1. Now go save the world with your 1 rock pinch and your SUB's im sure the Capt. will note that hard work in your personal file.

Fuck the Olympics! THIS CITY COULDN'T SUCCESSFULLY HOST THE "SPECIAL OLYMPICS!"

yeah, because we shouldnt have hundreds of millions of land deals, we shouldnt have tens of thousands of jobs here, our tourism shouldnt climb by a hundred fold, we shouldnt accept billions BILLIONS of federal monies, we shouldnt have zero transit woes for decades, we shouldnt have beautification paid for by the rest of this country, WE GET THE OLYMPICS THIS CITY WE LAND ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP AS A LEGITIMATE CITY!! WITH THAT COMES BILLIONS, thats right you simpletons, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!! THIS CITY WOULD AGAIN BE GREAT!!! STOP HATEING PUT YOUR BULLSHIT ASIDE! ASK SYDNEY ASK BARCELONA! PLEASE SUPPORT THE OLYMPICS WE WILL BE BETTER WITH THEM!!! FREE MONEY FROM THE G!!! PLEASE STOP BEING SUCH SAPS!!!

Who needs cameras when SCC's hair gel patrol puts everything up on this post for the world to view.------------------------------------10-4! WHAT A BUNCH OF DUMMIES! LIKE SCHOOL GIRLS. GUESS WHO'S DATING?

"Chuck Goudie actually did a piece defending the SWAT coppers. For those who missed it, hr questioned the manning for SWAT and even compared us to several other major cities. We have 46 to NYPD's 500.

10/31/2007 10:28:00 PM"

NYPD SWAT TEAM IS THE EMERGENCY SERVICES UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT 60 YEARS. THEY ARENT STRCITLY A SWAT UNIT BUT ARE ALSO COMPARABLE TO THE CFD RESCUE SQUADS IN THAT MINUS THE ACTUAL FIGHTING OF FIRES, ARE EQUIPPED TO DO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE& ALONG W/HIGH ENTRY& THE LIKE. HIGHLY TRAINED,HIGHLY COMPETENT INDIVIDUALS.TO TRY & COMPARE THEM TO OUR HBT CREW IS LAME @ BEST ON ALL FRONTS.

I THINK THIS BLOG COULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL, BUT I GET ON HERE AND ITS LIKE A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRS BY ALL THE MOST MISERABLE SON OF A BITCHES I NEVER WANTED TO WORK WITH AGAIN. IF YOUR BURNED OUT MAKE A CHANGE, IF YOUR WIFE IS A BITCH DIVORCE HER, IF YOU ARE SICK OF PEOPLE HAVE AS LITTLE OF CONTACT AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, NO ONE ON HERE IS A SUPER HERO TO THE YOUNG GUYS MOST OF THE "DOGS" HAVE BEEN THE "REAL POLICE" BEFORE AND ARE BURNED OUT, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND SOMEDAY...I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BUT I DO NOW.THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT YOU GET HOME TO YOUR FAMILY AND ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. STOP WATCHING THE NEWS AND TAKE THAT 1/2 HOUR AND SPEND IT WITH YOUR CHILDREN OR READING A BOOK. GOOD ADVICE FROM A REALLY OLD-TIMER WAS "THEY WERE ASSHOLES BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, THEY ARE ASSHOLES NOW,AND THEY'LL BE ASSHOLES WHEN YOU'RE GONE". SO FOR CHRISTSAKE LET'EM FILM ME, BUT MAKE SURE YOU GET MY GOOD SIDE.

said... Of topic, all districts are short handed, so quit bitching about the 8th district... Whiny little bitch come work in 004 where we are more short staffed and in a rougher area... give me a break

10/31/2007 04:47:00 AM

-----------------------------004 is a joke and you have enough manpower- go to 008 and see for urself jagbag

rosco said... Holding the slips of P.O. s in 025?? Don't forget the early ducks by many of the 3rd watch crews. "Hold me down in the station on reports" as they sneak out the back door......They been doing it for years there.

Bow wow wow, for all those talking about those wanting to lay down, quit drinking kool aid. I hope people read this site and realize why service will go down the tubes. I've been there and done that, and you can talk what you want about Probable Cause and so on. It does not matter when they sue you or get a CR#. They DO NOT want proactive police. Accept it and wait for the 1st and 16th.

It will get tossed,and its NOT obstructing.Just what we need is some legal genius arresting the media on a BS charge.

10/31/2007 09:50:00 AM

It doesnt take a legal genius to read:720 ILCS 5/31-1

Something as simple as pulling behind a officers who are engaged in a stop with multiple suspects and exiting the vehicle pointing objects at them could be construed as obstruction. You have to be able to articulate how their presence and actions interfered with your stop. I was pointing out that it could fit the criterea and will be another added hassle to our jobs if this police hunt takes place. An arrest on this will not likely get past the approval of the WC not because a lack of merit, but because of the potential backlash that he could take from the higher ups if this was made an issue. If it got to the court level, the judges and states attorneys would throw it out, again not just on merit (remember the principal who was correctly arrested for making a false 911 call, judge tossed it and she sued and got her pay day).These days with frivolous lawsuits and lack of dept. support, I am not a fan of any arrest in which the arresting officer is the complainant.

Of topic, all districts are short handed, so quit bitching about the 8th district... Whiny little bitch come work in 004 where we are more short staffed and in a rougher area... give me a break

10/31/2007 04:47:00 AM.............................................................................004 that big toxic waste parking lot of a district. Very tough when you have too fight other police for your hiding spot at 03:00hrs. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Anonymous said... i do nothing now. .i just love it when 820 third watch asks everyone at checkoff what they did during their tour (activity). when officers say they did nothing-she gets mad or gives you a dirty look. sorry guys, i aint doing shit no more. i will quickly respond to calls in the 10 sector because i live there, a lot of officers live there and the taxpayers live there

10 days without a post on how 008 -Capt. John Graeber is the greatest boss on the CPD. What gives????Is he out of the country??? Is his computer broken??? Let's see, his career spans 008 tact -- when it was the slowest district on the southside, merit sgt, merit lt. and merit captain. What's wrong John, are you gun shy? Did you get use to posting comments patting yourself on the back and they went unchallenged. Not anymore. More details to come on his useless career as it is warranted -- when the bullcrap supporting him is posted....

10/31/2007 09:36:00 PM

**********Whats your hard-on for Capt???? Personal vendetta? Lectured you about how you are a useless tool? The only things posted are the responses to nonsense you post. Go have another beer useless wonder.

Does anyone know who the M/2 ,lives in the 5500 Block of sout Austin, drives a black SUV, I think a Caddy Escalade. Plenty of times I've seen him driving like a huge tool( I'm off duty ). Like a shithead, he has to be the first at the light, drives thru red-lights, to pass someone up - drives in opposing lanes of traffic. Crazy speeder, and if you try to get a look at him to see who's driving, he gives you "the look", then speeds off like a bitch. I ran the plate(some time ago), he lives in 5500 block of Austin, italian last name. Oh yea, the most important thing - he has FOP medallion on back, and hat band on rearview mirror. The hat band made me think he was not the police. Only a certain set use that to identify themselves as P.O. and they aint 2's.Back to this nut driver -I looked him up on the Dept listing - not there.A criminal records check showed he was charged with a felony - I think it was "Bribery" or some official offense.

I can't remember the last name or plate #. I have seen him in the hood, but he drives like a tool, so I can't get the plate again. Want to attend the next beat meeting to see if the beat guys can curb his attitude. He's gonna hurt someone real soon.

Thanks for the help - 008 dist.

10/29/2007 07:54:00 AM

I was told by 811 they know him. He was a P.O. that was fired.

10/31/2007 07:52:00 PM__________________________________

Another poster who mentioned a copper being fired who lived on that block. If you are referring to Juan Gaytan, he's been gone from Austin for a few years now. Running Monterrey security. You know - who you see down at Soldier Field.

I hate to say it but all this back stabbing and goofy shit going on has started since the department only let college nerds apply for this job.I cant believe a little bitch would post on this blog on how a sgt is taking care of his troops.When I came on this job and the person you were working with had more time on the job it was automatic he drove, no questions asked. Now a days these 3yr wonders just take the keys without even asking you if you would like to drive.All little rat pussies, to much college and not enough common sense!! Get rid of the 60 hr credit minimum to get on this job.

" FREE MONEY FROM THE G!!! PLEASE STOP BEING SUCH SAPS!!!"-----------------------------------Where do you think that cash will go in this town? Dont worry it will be legit.

And to all who say "Let them film me" 80 + % of ghetto stops or radio jobs even where you have PC or a signed complaint that are filmed the footage can easily be edited to make you look like a cross between a Klansman and a rabid wolverine. It s a no win situation.

Not a Cop said... I am not a cop. I read this blog every day. May I just thank you guys for putting up with the shit that is coming down on you, and thanks for standing between me and the shitheads.

10/31/2007 06:44:00 PM

Thankyou for th kind words, it is few and far between. We chased a juvenile gangmember with a shag yesterdaya nd wehn we finally caught him he yelled and screamed "what is you badge number?" "you cant chase me, my teacher told us that you have no right to ask us anything!" This coming from a SD gangmember running through senior citezns yards with a bat. I am done running and I am done talking.

Anonymous said... 10 days without a post on how 008 -Capt. John Graeber is the greatest boss on the CPD. What gives????Is he out of the country??? Is his computer broken??? Let's see, his career spans 008 tact -- when it was the slowest district on the southside, merit sgt, merit lt. and merit captain. What's wrong John, are you gun shy? Did you get use to posting comments patting yourself on the back and they went unchallenged. Not anymore. More details to come on his useless career as it is warranted -- when the bullcrap supporting him is posted....

10/31/2007 09:36:00 PM

**********Whats your hard-on for Capt???? Personal vendetta? Lectured you about how you are a useless tool? The only things posted are the responses to nonsense you post. Go have another beer useless wonder.

11/01/2007 02:08:00 AM

--------------------------------Post here you coward, becuase Graeber would step on you like poop at the park! He is a great boss and smart man, period. Let it go.

maybe 20/20 will catch me on tape picking my nose or better yet, pulling the wedgie out my ass crack. instead of everybody in the media going after the police, why doesnt the media and the public cause a stink about all the sensless killings, shootings and gang violence and drug dealing going on in this so called Great City of ours we call Shitcago.

What am I, chopped liver? Why was I not included on that list of Olive and Al? Anybody that works in 025 knows that I go to as many jobs as humanly possible. My men know that I'm there for them? Couldn't you have just said Olive,Al and Steve?

10 days without a post on how 008 -Capt. John Graeber is the greatest boss on the CPD. What gives????-----------------------------------??? this guy has been nothing but a gentleman to me and my partners, i'm never afraid to ask him a question and he complements us on good work? I don't get it.

With nearly 10-years on this job...despite all the bad. I still go out and try my best to lock-up the worst. I will not faulter or fail.. Screw u media!-------------------------------nice post, do your best thats all you can do. if you get burned out take a break, no person at any job can give 100% forever but you do your best.one person will love you for it and another person will hate you, but as long as you can sleep at night everything is well.